(CNN) -- Dubai sent investors reeling Thursday after asking creditors to freeze the debt repayments of one of its biggest holding companies, Dubai World. The announcement came after the market close on the eve of the Eid holiday and Thanksgiving in the U.S., leaving traders' hands tied over their exposure to investments in the Emirate. Shares dropped in London and Europe as bankers struggled to gauge the implications of the debt freeze without additional guidance from Wall Street. With very little information being distributed from Dubai, the market has been left to question the motives of ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the financial future of Dubai World and its huge portfolio.

Described on its Web site as "Dubai's flag bearer in global investments,"
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Dubai World is a holding company with stakes in everything from ports to real estate and transport.


By Rob Davies PUBLISHED: 17:15 EST, 27 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:11 EST, 28 May 2013 Tesco will monitor the shopping habits of customers who want to slim and advise them on how to eat more healthily. The system will work by using Clubcard data to check whether shoppers are loading up on doughnuts, chocolate and pizzas. The supermarket giant said it wanted to play its part in battling the growing obesity epidemic. Data: Tesco are t use their Clubcard technology to evaluate what everyone is eating Tesco boss Phil Clarke said he would draw on the vast database of customer information held in Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty scheme, which has around 16million members.

‘The information provided by
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Clubcard is invaluable,’ said Mr Clarke.


By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 07:50 EST, 3 March 2013 | UPDATED: 03:42 EST, 4 March 2013 Britain is set to enjoy a mini spring heatwave this week, but make the most of it as the mercury is set to drop by the weekend. Met Office forecasters predict temperatures could climb to 13C by the middle of the week, higher than the average for this time of year. But they warned the UK won't be basking in bright sunshine for long as the higher temperatures will bring more rain later in the week. Fire and ice: A gamekeeper checks the flames as heather is kept young and tidy by controlled burning carried out between September and April every year, on the Invercauld Estate near Braemar, Aberdeenshire


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Spring is on its way: New born lambs enjoying the shelter and warmth of a barn in Durham, with the lambing season well underway